"The Lion and the Elephant Fighting", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

Medium

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions

Overall: H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm) W. 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm) Average text size: H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm) W. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Alice and Nasli Heeramaneck Collection, Gift of Alice Heeramaneck, 1981

Accession Number

1981.373.39

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